Drier



W. W. GREEN.

DRIER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.20, I921.

Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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W. W. GREEN.

DRIER. APPLICATION FlLED APR.20| 192l- Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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a specification.

WfiE-.; sre'ras 1 WILLARD w.: GREEN, or AIRLIEQQREGON.

DRIER I,

To all "Lu/tom, it may concern:

Be it hereby known that I,.WILLARD W. GREEN, a citizen of the United States, and resident ,ofAirlie, in the county of Polk and State of. Oregon, have invented a new anduseful- Drier,- of-whichythe following is This 'inventionfrelates .more particularly to drying food stuffs in the ordinary kitchen oven, j 1

The object of my invention is to provide an exceedingly simple, compact and ineX- pensive drying rack, and at the same time avoid the necessity of occupying space on top of the stove usually required for other purposes. A further and more important object is to dry the food within the oven itself which may be closed or left partly open, and therefore not exposing the moist and somewhat "sticky food stuff to dust carried by the atmosphere.

I attain these results in the manner set forth in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which l Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device as used in an oven, which'is represented by dotted lines. Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical section through one of the side frames showing the manner of supporting the trays. Figure 3 is a plan of the collapsed device of which Figure 4 is an elevation showing the manner in which the trays are nested. Figure 5 is a rear elevation of the device at a reduced scale showing the methodfor applying side bracing if desired.

Similar numbers at reference refer to the a same or similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring in detail. to the. drawings. I have constructed my device of two upright side walls 10 having horizontal slots 11. The metal 12 from these slots is down-turned toward the inner sides and forms ledges upon which the trays rest. Between each upper and lower corner of the side walls 10 I have joined by means of the hinges 13the ties 14 which are joined by the hinges 15. Lateral stability is secured from the hinges 13, or by securing the braces 16 from the hinge 13 end of the upper tiev 14 to the hinge 15 end of the'lower tie 14 by any other convenlent means, without departing from the spirit of my invention. Resting on the ledges 12 are a plurality of screen trays 17 whose sides 18 diverge sufli- 1921. Serial No. 4&21791.

Specification of Le'tters Patent. Patgnted A r; 25315522 I I Application filed April 20, V

c'iently to permit theftr'ays to nest com.

pactly and have a height sufficiently great to prevent their slipping out of the slots 11. Danger of the trays catching on they ends of the slots11' during the insertion or removal of altray is eliminated by flaring the sides 18. I

have also provideda tray 19,w ith a I closedbottom for the purpose of catching any drip from the foodcontaining trays and preventing same fro n'striking theoven floor. w c. c

It willhe. seen that by removingall-of-the trays and drawing the upper hinges 15 together'and the lower hinges 15 together that the two side walls 10 will come in close contact with the ties '14 folded between same.

The two sidewalls 10 and the trays 14: are

now placed in the uppermost of the trays which have been nested, for convenience in shipping and storing. a

The great convenience in my device lies in the fact that food stuffs ordinarily wasted for lack of time or means for preserving in other ways can be saved by placing same on the trays which are adapted to fit inside of a standard oven. The oven door20, which may be left slightly ajar or closed 'entirely,

prevents the contact of dust carried-in the atmosphere, and theproduct. is therefore much cleaner and more appetizing than where thearticles are sun-dried or dried on frames set upon the stove or around the stove pipe. Furthermore, no attention need be given such as carrying 'it in and out of doors for varying weather, as by this method the drier need notbe' touched unless it is desired to replace the dried food with Lin dried food.

It will also he observed that the use ofthis drier in no wayprevent's the use of the v oven itself; in fact, the drier need not be removed when using the oven to bake bread,

etc. inasmuch as all of the trays can be re moved if desired and the pans set down on or th lower tray'19, or the screen trays 17 can be inverted and. placed at the desired height-and used asshelves for keeping the pans off of the oven bottom.

While it is not desired to give theimpression that food can be dried in-the oven at the same time that baking is being done, the fact remains that owing to the fine circulation of air in the oven itself and the extreme uniformity of heat, the drying process can be narrowed down to less than ticles without subjecting same to a l ml' ilaism ai uvil i distaste-a g vi; a:

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twenty-four hour periods for ordinary arhat I claim as new is heat which would caramel the sugar content of the food, whereas by the sun drying process the "food must be labored with over a period of many days during which time mold often sets in, which renders 1t unfit for use and if not detected is liable to injure other food with which it comes in contact. The fact must also be considered that during the fruit drying season in many sections of the country the sun is not in evidence at the time it is most desired.

1 am aware that a number of driers have been invented for the purpose of drying on top of a stove or near stove pipes, or in the sun, but, for the reasons given above I have designed mine especially for oven use, although of course it couldbe used in other manners if desired.

1. drier consisting of two side walls, folding ties between said walls, a plurality of screen bottomed trays supported on ledges on the inner sides of said Walls, and a lower tray having a closed bottom adapted to catch the drip from said upper trays.

2. A drier consisting of two side Walls of sheet metal having ledges on their inner sides formed by slotting said Walls and bending the metal inwardly, a tie hinged to each upper and lower corner of said walls, each of said ties having at its middle a hinge permitting the two walls to fold together, a plurality of screen, bottomed trays adapted to rest on said ledges and'having diverging sides adapted for nesting, said sides having a height greater than the depth of said Walls.

WILLARD W. GREEN. i 

